Tight on the nose with aromas of black currants and black raspberries over a base of smoldering herbs, soft wood, chalk and clay. This is very tight on entry but at the same time very well-balanced and showing some juicy, oozing notes of black currant ...

Lovely complexity and a richness that is perfectly balanced by the acidity. Nutty with hints of apricots, orange pith, peach blossom and vanilla. Smooth and highly drinkable. Alcohol 12.5%. No flabbiness, no excessive floweriness just excellent poise, ...

Not an overly complex aroma but a highly attractive palate - upfront sweetness, rounded and smooth with a hint of tannin and a balancing acidity. Good herb, spice and hints enlivens a plumy richness of flavour. Smooth and drinkable enough to slurp with...

Sweet heavens, it's a load of everything delicious I shouldn't have! Sugar, caffeine, alcohol wrapped up in a tasty package that hits all senses full tilt. Self-control becoming a problem, after the alcohol wore off, I woke up at 4 a.m. ready to build a rocketship to Mars if only I could walk a straight line to the *ahem* library first. Capta...
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Excellent effort. Higher than most in alc.this does however, have plenty of fruit, spiciness and vanilla that lead to juicy acidity and smallish tannins. Not built for long term aging, drink through 2019 - 91 points - Paul
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